South Africa national Baseball5 team explained

South Africa
Country: South Africa
Federation:South African Baseball Union
Confederation:WBSC Africa
Manager:Americo Juma
B5wc Apps:1
B5wc First:2022
B5wc Other Results:7th (1 time, in 2022)
B5afc Apps:2
B5afc First:2022
B5afc 1St Times:1
B5afc 1St Most Recent:2022

The South Africa national Baseball5 team represents South Africa in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

South Africa won the 2022 Baseball5 African Championship held in Dar es Salaam, finishing the tournament with a perfect 7–0 record and defeating Kenya in the final, 2 games to 0, winning the gold medal. South Africa qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City as African champions.[1]

South Africa finished fifth in their group in the World Cup opening round with a 2–3 record and won all the placement round games to finish the tournament with an overall record of 5–3, ranking seventh.[2]

Current roster

No.Pos.PlayerGender
28 UTL Louis Michael Albertyn M
96 UTL Mariska Barnard F
26 UTL Aidan Bartes M
22 UTL Sipelo Gadudu M
99 UTL Nicolene Grobler F
8 UTL Juanay Kleynhans F
18 UTL Sylvester Maredo M
2 UTL Itumeleng Moreroa F

Staff

No.Pos.Name
-- Manager Americo Juma
-- Coach Hayley Scott

Tournament record

Baseball5 African Championship

YearRoundPosition
2022Final1st70
2024Final2nd62
Total1/1132

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. 28 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Baseball5 World Cup 2022 Final Report . World Baseball Softball Confederation. 28 November 2023.